On the record · Investment firm
Vestar Capital Partners
Research depth
Transactions sourced
At least one recorded transaction has a public source.
Record updated Sept. 27, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
Aug. 3, 2015
Veritas Collaborative, LLC / Vestar Capital Partners
Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction
Aug. 26, 2016
Presence Marketing / Vestar Capital Partners
Minority investment · Completed · Recorded transaction
Aug. 22, 2017
Quest Analytics, L.L.C. / Vestar Capital Partners
Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction
Oct. 7, 2019
Simple Mills / Vestar Capital Partners
Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction
Oct. 19, 2020
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Jan. 21, 2021
Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods / Vestar Capital Partners
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
April 1, 2021
Friday Health Plans, Inc. / Vestar Capital Partners
Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction
July 6, 2021
LERETA, LLC / Flexpoint Ford, Vestar Capital Partners
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
July 14, 2021
PetHonesty / Vestar Capital Partners
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1Vestar Capital Partners Invests in Veritas Collaborative, LLC
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · Aug. 3, 2015
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R2Vestar Capital Partners Invests in Presence Marketing
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · Aug. 26, 2016
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R3Vestar Capital Partners Acquires Quest Analytics
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · Aug. 22, 2017
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R4Vestar Capital Partners to Make Minority Investment in Simple Mills
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · Oct. 7, 2019
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R5Vestar Capital Partners Agrees to Sell Woodstream to Bansk Group
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · Oct. 19, 2020
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R6Vestar VII Announces Acquisition of Dr. Praeger’s
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · Jan. 21, 2021
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R7Vestar VII Leads Growth Equity Investment In Friday Health Plans
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · April 1, 2021
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R8LERETA Announces Sale to Flexpoint Ford and Vestar Capital Partners
LERETA · Company announcement · July 6, 2021
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R9LERETA Announces Sale To Flexpoint Ford And Vestar Capital Partners
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · July 6, 2021
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R10Vestar Capital Partners to Make Majority Investment in PetHonesty, a Leader in Premium Pet Supplements
Vestar Capital Partners · Company announcement · July 14, 2021
Supports: Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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